Plato/philosophy

Famous quotes containing the words plato and/or philosophy:

“Man is the measure of all things; of that which is, that it is; of that which is not, that it is not.”
—Protagoras or Plato (c. 490–421 B.C.)

“What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It’s close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.”
—Elie Wiesel (b. 1928)